Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13
a BREAKFAST DISH.

name OF its own, like those that the royal dia-
monds haye-'Star OF the -Four Points OF the CON-
pass, Light OF the World TO Come GLORY OF the
Middle OF the Earth, Mother OF the Moon Why
under the sum-" cried Mrs. Torrance, the pretty
Creature in bewitching gown, pouring coffee for
her husband, the little butler having been dis
missed by Mr.. TOrranee-in fear OF the wrath 10
come, perhaps-"shouldnt our diamonds have
names as well as those Of kings and queen
and"
-Your's ought to have one,, said her husband,
quietly III would be suitable TO call now; it's In
the yocatiye YOU KNOW"
"Nel, must say don't believe any man was
ever 50 undisturbed by the loss OF such thing as
that Archibald. that stone Was worth thousand
dollars"
'Keaily, ought to be aware OF the fact, dear, II
any one Is. You have offered to sell II and procure
The SUN Tor my necessities every time have been
hard up since we married. And If nave Mildred
arrested Tor this THEFT you suggest, 1t will cost
another thousand before we are done with II; for
She would certainly De proved innocent, aud then
libel suit would be- the next thing In order"
"But, Archy, Mildred can't be proved innocent.
How can she be, when know she took 1t? And
there was no else to take IT. And
Mrs. Torrance paused with suspended cup, her
great wondering eyes searching space I0r reply.
evidence against that girl" Sne continued. 1.-THE
other day when the ring iel on the floor she was
In the room, and she asked me what stone Ike
that Was worth, and then gave such sign that l
said: suppose you think It's wrong TOT me TO
Wear 81 600 on my hnger? And she sara: i wasn't
thinking OF the ring; Twas only thinking that
$1,000 can do great deal OF good The mink!
well, said, IT dues great deal OF good-ln look
Ing pretty on my hand Indeed II does lUo6
beautiful there said she-she', very particular
about her adverbs; wish she was about her Cate
eh1Sn-'but gOOd deed done by q hand Is It's most
beautiful jewel, To my thinking just hear that.
To her mlstres5! Are you through? why, I've
only just begun"
picking up his newspaper. '.Ano the worst or 1t
Is, she is right"
..Now, Archibald, don't, for mercy's sake, go to
reading" said his vile. 81 do think the morning
news might wait for once. Its nothing but dyna-
miters Blowing up the British empire and Arabs
making muInmies OF the British army-all ab5trac-
lions; but NY ring Is something positive, tangible
here at hand"
az wish 1t were" said Mr.. Torrance "And then
j could be allowed" But lie glanced ut tine
lovely creature opposite, with her reproach1ul
brown eyes in which stood two tears as big as the
diamond she had lost, her color going and coming
Win ner breath, as you might say, and the rooe
coored rtboons OF her morning cap all a-nutter
swell, My uedr?"
'%weu, my dear!" mimicked Mrs. Torrance, In
derlSlOn. Il should say It's anything but well
when man hears OF a servant insulting-actually
tnsuitiny-hls wife. and says she's In the right"
Vow. Janet, Will submit 1t TO your own judy
ment II that's d rdir interpretation"
"YOu needn't dc anything or the sort. II isn't
fair 10 sUppose have any judgment, If what /
Say concerning Mildred-perlectly ridiculous
naInt?"
'sWhy not Gwendoine, then, or FredeConde or
ThuSnelda? Low would IL seem TO be telling
Gladys 10 brush the dust OF my shoes? And Mi.
should be N0FaS and all the second girls should be
EilenS, and II they came from England then they
Should be kizas and Mary AIMS, and it wouldn't
sound as II you were taxing liberty with your
superlors when your own name is just plain Jane
i ought TO have been RoSanond myself you
Know, said Mrs Torrance absently, twirling the
grounds in her cup, ''Or Katherine, or Eloise or
something. But AIN sure i have trouble enough
with these people without being tronbled VIII
their names. And don't believe ner name is MIL
dred, anyway. believe its just plain Martha aud
she took the Mildred II she took my diamond she
III AT EEi Dlr
just Mllly-" and here Mrs. Torrance paused, not
Tor breath, but in aInazement TO see her husbands
eyes twinkle, and he himself lie back In his chair
as ne pushed bis plate away, with q laugh he
could repress no longer.
IF she took your diamond. Well, my darling,
am glad you have arrived at the diamond once
more. began TO think II had been lost again
But don't tell me about the tnconsequence or a
womanS mind. Its workings are Iabyrintbine
but the thought always COMES out at the place IL
went In Now. let US be bu,iness-hke, II we can,
Janet. What makes you think this pretty Mildred
OF OUTS took the diamondf'
"Pretty Mildred! Well perhaps because she is
pretty" said Mrs. Torrance, looking like satir1-
'Not at all impossible" said her husband,
gravely.
'.YOu don't mean to imply that would denounce
q person as thief because you said she was
prettyf" cried MRS. Torrance, half rising to her
Ieet I've as good mind TO leave the table as
ever had 10 eat would, II the buckwheaI CAKES
had come up."
My dear ehild!"
"You treat NE exactly as If were child ~ cried
the outraged WIFE, "What do care whether INV
maid is pretty or not7 Being pretty apparently
Doesn't keep her hands from picking and stealing
had seen her do IT."
'But what would she do with tt9Y
VIVA. question! AS II that sort Of person
didn't know where to dispose OF things easily and
take care OF the proceedsI 1 wonder II Patricia Is
never going to send those cakes up"
Patricia?" ~ ''--'00
II called her 30 myself when she came. Der own
name was Hannah. combination Of sounds l
IN hay rIn
my ears all the time. And she is so tall and erect
she Justiiies Patricia Don't you think so?"
"An hight" said Mr.. Torrance, thinking IL hest
10 make no reference to the Noras OF few minutes
since "but we were Speaking OF Mildred
before this" said Mrs. Torrance. with ,udiciS1
callnnesS. "She Is educating her sister who has
avoleeIsuch v0ice-ior church singer, when
she Will have salary that will be wealth TO them
and give some lessons besides And She was
Wrapped up In her. And / took an interest in
them myself, and gave her silk dress to make
over and got q new cloak that really didn't need
50 as 10 give her my Old one (and saw she haa
the good taste 10 take OF some OF the triInning).
and lots OF my Old music. And out OF her OWL
wages Mildred has 10 hire room and a piano and
pa! for her lessons, somebody gives her her board
I'LL she can pay the debt, and H. takes every cent
Mildred earns; and, you see It Is quite natural
mat she saould look about her TO find where she
CAN turn penny"
IAN honest penny" said Mr. Torrance ga cir,
VINO Il doing That Tor another Is not one that
would be likely 10 turn any other sort OF penny"
Row you 90 love 10 Interrupt Inc, Mr. Torrance,
II really seeIns II you couldn't bear the sound az
my voice. was going on to say before Won tooE
the words out OF NY mouth, that recently this SIS
Ter OK hers has been advised TO take lessons n,
another master, VINO asks all Creation bur Is
Really worth u. And he SAYS he can make mr.
.ClOr fortune 10 her. And they have been dread
fully cast down because they couldn't do IN AMI
now you see where the diamond comes in III She
can get Tor that stone anything near its value her
sister Mabel Can take her Lessons And her voice
Is deIcloUS-lust perfectly delicious" exclaimed
Mrs. torrance, forgetting the diamond AGAIN.
'AllITed had ber come here and sing TO me And
can't Describe IL TO you. i never heard a lark or
nightingale, but a OObolink isn't q whistle IO n
Il mute, a truinpet-wtll, IL was sweet and satisfy
1s ana penetrating as the odOr or some Hover and
Yet ~ soft as the velvet side Of petal, OF the
roSer. Angels would sing so, may be- N there are
any. Ana was Just carried away 1 forgot an
hbOI. her sister being my maid. / cried ard I
laughed. and felt as II had found her And now
viii soleInnly tell you. Archy dear" and She
Dent across the pretty china service transfiyed
HIN with her radiant syeo-"I looked at INV ring
and turned 4; and turned IL, and said 10 Iny.4i
had Iad the good OF IL ever since Grandfather I,e
Peystsr gave IL 10 Ile, and everybody knew | had
IL, ana ny position Was Lretty well established
diamond rings or not, and When you were able 10
a1Ord real grOwn-up butler you would probably
get Ine plenty; AID II sold II now and give this
poor dear girl The money TO secure her career
what blessing II would be to her, and what n
JOY should be giving 10 the world In her too. for
OF course, she wouldn't be confined 10 a church
Choir In that case, and IL She We're In what heo-
veEly fashion could those tones OF hers swim onr
over pTayerful audience, and Just take he prayer
on tnelr sNvery strength, and lead IL IN nm.
and any body who Is tue means OF prodilictnp
more OF Them, and 50 brings down the price ~
pfliaa dOnne Ia the market, Is public beUefactor
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